7 Night Ancient Mediterranean Treasures Cruise aboard the Viking Vesta
Get ready for seven nights of exciting cruising around the Mediterranean when you set sail with the Viking Vesta from Athens to Istanbul.
While aboard this sailing you'll visit favorite destinations such as Piraeus as well as very uncommon destinations such as Canakkale. This route is a frequent one for the Viking Vesta, But this is the best deal on it.
We include all all meals, entertainment, port charges, and taxes in our price, so there are no sneaky extra fees.
The Viking Vesta
More than 900 passengers can cruise on this top-rated Vela class ship, based in the Mediterranean and Europe and built less than one year ago in 2025.
The Viking Vesta Viking Ocean Cruises offers a jacuzzi, a gym, and a spa.
- Ship class
- Vela
- Built
- 2025
- Guests
- 998
- Crew
- 465
- Length
- 781 ft
- Passenger decks
- 10
Your Itinerary
This sailing consists of zero days at sea and six days in port. Highlights include long stops in Rhodes, Crete, and Kuşadası in addition to visits to exotic cities like Canakkale.
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Book Your Cruise
Since being listed sixteen months ago, The price of a balcony cabin on this itinerary has ranged between $2,799 and $3,499 inclusive of taxes and port fees. Now this sailing is just $300 more than the all time low of $2,799 so reserve your balcony cabin now before it goes up.
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Penthouse Junior Suite
Photos show a typical cabin in each class. Layout and decor vary by category.
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Stay connected on board
A GigSky eSIM works on the ship and ashore in Europe, so your phone just works without the ship's Wi‑Fi package.
Unlimited data for your 8 days $128.99 $109.64
500 MB a day at full speed, then 500 kbps; messaging, email and maps apps stay unlimited.
Alternate Sailings
The Viking Vesta sails this route once this year plus two times next year. The same itinerary is also sailed by the Viking Star, Viking Sky, Viking Jupiter, Viking Mars, Viking Neptune, Viking Saturn, Viking Vela, Viking Mira, and Viking Astrea. The Viking Venus, Viking Sea, Viking Libra, Viking Lyra, and Viking Vega sail routes with the same stops but slightly different schedules.
More dates on the Viking Vesta
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Dec 2 Wed, 2026 This sailing
- Jan 13 Wed, 2027 $2,399 $343/day
- Mar 18 Thu, 2027 $3,799 $543/day
The same route on other Viking Ocean Cruises ships
- Nov 7 Sat, 2026 · Viking Star $4,149 $593/day
- Nov 14 Sat, 2026 · Viking Saturn $3,799 $543/day
- Dec 15 Tue, 2026 · Viking Neptune $2,399 $343/day
- Jan 6 Wed, 2027 · Viking Mira $2,399 $343/day
- Mar 3 Wed, 2027 · Viking Mira $3,499 $500/day
- Apr 24 Sat, 2027 · Viking Mars $5,799 $828/day
- May 14 Fri, 2027 · Viking Neptune $5,799 $828/day
- Jul 24 Sat, 2027 · Viking Neptune $3,999 $571/day
- Sep 18 Sat, 2027 · Viking Neptune $6,199 $886/day
- Oct 16 Sat, 2027 · Viking Jupiter $5,399 $771/day
- Oct 24 Sun, 2027 · Viking Astrea $4,499 $643/day
- Dec 29 Wed, 2027 · Viking Mira $3,099 $443/day
- Jan 18 Tue, 2028 · Viking Vela $2,999 $428/day
- Feb 24 Thu, 2028 · Viking Mira $3,499 $500/day
- Mar 28 Tue, 2028 · Viking Mars $4,599 $657/day
- Apr 6 Thu, 2028 · Viking Sky $4,999 $714/day
- Aug 12 Sat, 2028 · Viking Jupiter $3,999 $571/day
- Oct 4 Wed, 2028 · Viking Sky $4,999 $714/day
- Oct 13 Fri, 2028 · Viking Lyra $4,999 $714/day
- Oct 25 Wed, 2028 · Viking Libra $4,599 $657/day
- Nov 8 Wed, 2028 · Viking Astrea $4,299 $614/day
- Dec 20 Wed, 2028 · Viking Astrea $2,999 $428/day
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Data as of Oct 24, 2026